Shuttle buses replaced service on two separate Green Line branches on Monday due to electrical and track issues.
Shortly after 8 a.m., the MBTA said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that an issue with an overhead wire near Lechmere was causing delays on the Green Line E Branch.
A short time later, they said the delays were due to a pantograph problem and a trolley was disabled as a result. A pantograph is a wire-like device that helps transmit electrical energy to the train cars. A similar issue caused problems on the Green Line back in June.
Around 8:45 a.m., the T said the delay had cleared, but only minutes later announced that service on the Green Line's E Branch had been temporarily suspended between Prudential and Heath Street due to a disabled trolley at Brigham Circle. Riders were told to use the Route 39 Bus as an alternative.
In an update at 9:30 a.m., the MBTA said that shuttle buses were replacing service between Copley and Heath Street "due to an issue with the overhead wires." At 9:45 a.m., the T said the shuttle buses were continuing to replace service and again suggesting the Route 39 Bus as an alternative. Copley riders can access the shuttles at St. James Avenue and Dartmouth Street.
Regular service resumed around 12:30 p.m. on the E Branch, but shortly after 1 p.m., the MBTA had to shut down service on the Green Line's C Branch between Cleveland Circle and Coolidge Corner for repairs to the reail near Cleveland Circle. Shuttle buses were added to replace service between the two stations until the repairs are completed.
